The World Health Organization (WHO) accused tobacco, alcohol, and ultra-processed food companies of “intense lobbying” to prevent countries from implementing policies to improve people's health.
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POLITICO.eu - 6 countries push EU for
alcohol restrictions
Six EU countries want Brussels to introduce measures to curb alcohol
consumption, including tax and advertising restrictions, as part of the
European Commission’s upcoming cardiovascular health plan.
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Oral Health Group - Global study links
alcohol to rising cases of lip and oral cavity cancer
Heavy alcohol consumption has sharply increased the global burden of lip
and oral cavity cancers over the past three decades, with the steepest rise
seen in Southeast Asia and in lower-middle SDI regions, according to a new
analysis based on Global Burden of Disease 2021 data provisionally accepted for
publication in Frontiers on Sept. 15.
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University of Stirling - Malawi’s alcohol
sachets ban is blueprint for public health advances
New research led by the University of Stirling has laid bare the
decade-long battle to ban alcohol sachets in Malawi – and offers lessons for
other African countries.
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Earth.com - Having just one alcoholic drink
every day is linked to brain damage in a new study
Eight or more alcoholic drinks per week were linked to signs of injury in
the brain in a large autopsy study. The finding points to changes in small
blood vessels that help feed and clean brain tissue, which is hard to detect
during life.
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Phys.org (Australia) - Alcohol restrictions
don't hinder tourism in the outback, says study
New research published today shows liquor laws that aim to prevent alcohol
harms may boost tourism, rather than damage visitor numbers.
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Mirage News (Australia) - New Study Finds
Online Alcohol Delivery Platforms Expose Australians To Increased Harm; Strong
Community Support For Safety Measures
New research has found online alcohol sales and advertising are exposing
Australians to increased harm - especially people most at risk - while current
laws fail to keep pace with the digital environment.
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Alcohol Action Ireland (Ireland) - Youth
drinking in Ireland on the rise for a decade – new report
With September marking the return to student life for many young people,
Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI), the national independent advocate to reduce
alcohol harm, has published a new and dial-moving report into youth drinking in
Ireland, ‘Youth drinking in Ireland: What’s the real picture?’.
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IAS Blog - Alcohol industry intimidation of
researchers and advocates
We know a lot about the various tactics and arguments that the tobacco
industry and alcohol industry use to undermine tobacco and alcohol control.
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NordAN (Denmark) - New agreement in
Denmark: fewer young people should be tempted to buy alcohol
Children and young people should not be confronted with alcohol when buying
chips and candy or when standing at the checkout in supermarkets and other
grocery stores. That is the aim of a new agreement that introduces new
requirements for where alcoholic beverages may be placed in stores.
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Alcohol Awareness (Netherlands) - To your
health?
In the Netherlands, a new phase of the knowledge campaign Op je gezondheid?
(To your health?) has just been launched by the Dutch Cancer Society (KWF) and
the Digestive Diseases Fund (MDL Fonds).
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